Detailed Information

Research Field/Keywords for Research Field

• Applied Microbiology

Education

• 1990/03, Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Graduated
• 1992/03, Master Course, Completed
• 1995/03, Doctor Course, Completed

Employment Experience

• 1995/04 - 2000/03 Research Associate
• 2000/04 - 2007/03 Research Associate
• 2001/09 - 2002/08
• 2007/04 - 2009/03 Assistant Professor
• 2009/04 - 2016/03 Associate Professor
• 2016/04 -  *  Professor, Applied Biochemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Saga University

Field of Specialization

• Applied microbiology, Applied biochemistry, Applied molecular and cellular biology

Awards

• 農芸化学奨励賞 （2006/03）
• 第29回生物工学論文賞 （2021/10）
• 第30回生物工学論文賞 （2022/10）

Research Topics and Results

• Overexpression of the DHA1 family, ChlH and ChlK, leads to enhanced dicarboxylic acids production in koji fungi, Aspergillus luchuensis mut. kawachii and Aspergillus oryzae. 2024/04
• Expression of heterochromatin protein 1 affects citric acid production in Aspergillus luchuensis mut. kawachii. 2023/06
• Editorial: Microorganisms and their metabolism affecting quality, safety and functionality of agricultural products. 2023/05
• Identification of galactofuranose antigens such as galactomannoproteins and fungal-type galactomannan from the yellow koji fungus (Aspergillus oryzae). 2023/02
• Mnt1, an α-(1 → 2)-mannosyltransferase responsible for the elongation of N-glycans and O-glycans in Aspergillus fumigatus. 2022/12
• Development of Monascus purpureus monacolin K-hyperproducing mutant strains by synchrotron light irradiation and their comparative genome analysis. 2022/04
• Insights regarding sirtuin-dependent gene regulation during white koji production. 2022/03
• Making Traditional Japanese Distilled Liquor, Shochu and Awamori, and the Contribution of White and Black Koji Fungi. 2021/06
• Citrate exporter enhances both extracellular and intracellular citric acid accumulation in the koji fungi Aspergillus luchuensis mut. kawachii and Aspergillus oryzae. 2021/01
• Induction of mutation in Monascus purpureus isolated from Thai fermented food to develop low citrinin-producing strain for application in the red koji industry. 2020/08
• Sirtuin SirD is involved in α-amylase activity and citric acid production in Aspergillus luchuensis mut. kawachii during a solid-state fermentation process. 2020/04
• LaeA Controls Citric Acid Production through Regulation of the Citrate Exporter-Encoding cexA Gene in Aspergillus luchuensis mut. kawachii. 2020/02
• Mitochondrial Citrate Transporters CtpA and YhmA Are Required for Extracellular Citric Acid Accumulation and Contribute to Cytosolic Acetyl Coenzyme A Generation in Aspergillus luchuensis mut. kawachi 2019/04
• Genome sequence of Aspergillus luchuensis NBRC 4314 2016/09
• Marker recycling system using the sC gene in the white koji mold, Aspergillus luchuensis mut. kawachii. 2016/05
• Biosynthesis of galactofuranose-containing glycans in filamentous fungi. 2016/03
• Transcriptomic analysis of temperature responses of Aspergillus kawachii during barley koji production 2015/02
• Cell wall biosynthesis in filamentous fungi 2015
• The putative stress sensor protein MtlA is required for conidia formation, cell wall stress tolerance, and cell wall integrity in Aspergillus nidulans 2014
• Construction of a ligD disruptant for efficient gene targeting in white koji mold, Aspergillus kawachii 2013
• Putative cell wall integrity sensor proteins in Aspergillus nidulans 2012
• Putative stress sensors WscA and WscB are involved in hypo-osmotic and acidic pH stress tolerance in Aspergillus nidulans 2011
• Genome sequence of the white koji mold, Aspergillus kawachii IFO 4308, used for brewing the Japanese distilled spirit, shochu 2011
• Protein O-mannosyltransferase B and C support hyphal development and differentiation in Aspergillus nidulans 2009
• Protein O-glycosylation in fungi; diverse structures and multiple functions 2007
• Protein O-mannosyltransferase A of Aspergillus awamori is involved in O-mannosylation of glucoamylase I 2005

Books

• Cell wall biosynthesis in filamentous fungi;　2015
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Stress Biology of Yeasts and Fungi: Application for Industrial Brewing and Fermentation, ed. by H. Takagi, H. Kitagaki, 151-168
  AUTHOR;　T. Oka, T. Futagami, M. Goto
  
• DNA shuffling;　2004
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Evolutionary Methods in Biotechnology, ed. by S. Brakmann, A. Schwienhorst, 13-24
  AUTHOR;　H. Suenaga, M. Goto, K. Furukawa
  
• Engineering biphenyl dixoygenases to acquire wide degradation capabilities of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) and aromatic hydrocarbons.;　2001
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Microbial Diversity in Asia: Technology and Prospects, ed. by B.H. Nga, H.M. Tan, K. Suzuki, 159-176
  AUTHOR;　K. Furukawa, H. Suenaga, A. Nishi, T. Watanabe, M. Goto
  

Original Articles

• Overexpression of the DHA1 family, ChlH and ChlK, leads to enhanced dicarboxylic acids production in koji fungi, Aspergillus luchuensis mut. kawachii and Aspergillus oryzae.;　2024/04
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　J. Biosci. Bioeng., 137, 4, 281-289
  AUTHOR;　
  
• Expression of heterochromatin protein 1 affects citric acid production in Aspergillus luchuensis mut. kawachii.;　2023/06
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　J. Biosci. Bioeng., 136, 6, 443-451
  AUTHOR;　
  
• Identification of galactofuranose antigens such as galactomannoproteins and fungal-type galactomannan from the yellow koji fungus (Aspergillus oryzae).;　2023/02
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Frontiers in Microbiology, 14, 1110996
  AUTHOR;　Kadooka, C., Tanaka, Y., Hira, D., Maruyama, J.-I., Goto, M., Oka, T.
  
• Mnt1, an α-(1 → 2)-mannosyltransferase responsible for the elongation of N-glycans and O-glycans in Aspergillus fumigatus.;　2022/12
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Glycobiology., 32, 12, 1137-1152
  AUTHOR;　Kadooka C, Hira D, Tanaka Y, Chihara Y, Goto M, Oka T.
  
• Isolation of sake yeast strains from Ariake Sea tidal flats and evaluation of their brewing characteristics.;　2022/06
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol., 68, 1, 30-37
  AUTHOR;　Baba S, Sawada K, Orita R, Kimura K, Goto M, Kobayashi G.
  
• Weekly Observations of Estuarine Microbial Assemblages during Summer in the Inner Part of Ariake Bay, Japan; Microbial Water-sediment Coupling in Turbid Shallow Waters.;　2022/06
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Microbes Environ., 37, 2, ME22015(1-8)
  AUTHOR;　Orita R, Yoshida K, Terazono H, Nagano Y, Goto M, Kimura K, Kobayashi G.
  
• Development of Monascus purpureus monacolin K-hyperproducing mutant strains by synchrotron light irradiation and their comparative genome analysis.;　2022/04
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 133, 4, 362-368
  AUTHOR;　Ketkaeo S, Nagano Y, Baba S, Kimura K, Futagami T, Sanpamongkolchai W, Kobayashi G, Goto M.
  
• Insights regarding sirtuin-dependent gene regulation during white koji production.;　2022/03
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Communicative & Integrative Biology, 15, 1, 92-95
  AUTHOR;　Futagami T, and Goto M.
  
• Chromosome-level genome sequence data and analysis of the white koji fungus, Aspergillus luchuensis mut. kawachii IFO 4308.;　2022/02
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Data in Brief, 41, 107888
  AUTHOR;　Mori K, Kadooka C, Oda K, Okutsu K, Yoshizaki Y, Takamine K, Tashiro K, Goto M, Tamaki H, Futagami T.
  
• A New ICEclc Subfamily Integrative and Conjugative Element Responsible for Horizontal Transfer of Biphenyl and Salicylic Acid Catabolic Pathway in the PCB-Degrading Strain Pseudomonas stutzeri KF716.;　2021/11
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Microorganisms, 9, 12, 2462
  AUTHOR;　Hirose J, Watanabe T, Futagami T, Fujihara H, Kimura N, Suenaga H, Goto M, Suyama A, Furukawa K.
  
• Chromosome-Level Genome Sequence of the Black Koji Fungus Aspergillus luchuensis RIB2601.;　2021/07
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Microbiol Resour Announc., 10, 29, e0038421
  AUTHOR;　Mori K, Kadooka C, Nishitani A, Okutsu K, Yoshizaki Y, Takamine K, Tashiro K, Goto M, Tamaki H, Futagami T.
  
• Breeding sake yeast and identification of mutation patterns by synchrotron light irradiation.;　2021/06
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 132, 3, 265-270
  AUTHOR;　Baba S, Hamasaki T, Sawada K, Orita R, Nagano Y, Kimura K, Goto M, Kobayashi G.
  
• Citrate exporter enhances both extracellular and intracellular citric acid accumulation in the koji fungi Aspergillus luchuensis mut. kawachii and Aspergillus oryzae.;　2021/01
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering, 131, 1, 68-76
  AUTHOR;　Nakamura E, Kadooka C, Okutsu K, Yoshizaki Y, Takamine K, Goto M, Tamaki H, Futagami T.
  
• Induction of mutation in Monascus purpureus isolated from Thai fermented food to develop low citrinin-producing strain for application in the red koji industry.;　2020/08
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　J Gen Appl Microbiol, 66, 3, 163-168
  AUTHOR;　Ketkaeo S, Sanpamongkolchai W, Morakul S, Baba S, Kobayashi G, Goto M
  
• Phenolic acid decarboxylase of Aspergillus luchuensis plays a crucial role in 4-vinylguaiacol production during awamori brewing.;　2020/06
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
  AUTHOR;　Maeda M., Motosoko M., Tokashiki T., Tokashiki J., Mizutani O., Uechi K., Goto M., Taira T.
  
• 白麹菌 Aspergillus luchuensis mut. kawachii NBRC 4308 のアルビノ表現型の原因遺伝子の解析;　2020/06
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　J. Brew. Soc. Japan., 115, 6, 369-377
  AUTHOR;　
  
• Sirtuin SirD is involved in α-amylase activity and citric acid production in Aspergillus luchuensis mut. kawachii during a solid-state fermentation process.;　2020/04
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　J Biosci Bioeng, 129, 4, 454-466
  AUTHOR;　Miyamoto A, Kadooka C, Mori K, Tagawa Y, Okutsu K, Yoshizaki Y, Takamine K, Goto M, Tamaki H, Futagami T.
  
• LaeA Controls Citric Acid Production through Regulation of the Citrate Exporter-Encoding cexA Gene in Aspergillus luchuensis mut. kawachii.;　2020/02
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Appl Environ Microbiol, 86, 5, e01950-19
  AUTHOR;　Kadooka C, Nakamura E, Mori K, Okutsu K, Yoshizaki Y, Takamine K, Goto M,Tamaki H, Futagami T.
  
• Biphenyl/PCB Degrading bph Genes of Ten Bacterial Strains Isolated from Biphenyl-Contaminated Soil in Kitakyushu, Japan: Comparative and Dynamic Features as Integrative Conjugative Elements (ICEs).;　2019/05
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Genes (Basel), 10, 5, E404
  AUTHOR;　Hirose J, Fujihara H, Watanabe T, Kimura N, Suenaga H, Futagami T, Goto M, Suyama A, Furukawa K.
  
• Mitochondrial Citrate Transporters CtpA and YhmA Are Required for Extracellular Citric Acid Accumulation and Contribute to Cytosolic Acetyl Coenzyme A Generation in Aspergillus luchuensis mut. kawachi;　2019/04
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Appl Environ Microbiol, 85, 8, e03136-18
  AUTHOR;　Kadooka C, Izumitsu K, Onoue M, Okutsu K, Yoshizaki Y, Takamine K, Goto M, Tamaki H, Futagami T.
  
• Pex16 is involved in peroxisome and Woronin body formation in the white koji fungus, Aspergillus luchuensis mut. kawachii.;　2019/01
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　J. Biosci. Bioeng., 127, 1, 85-92
  AUTHOR;　Kimoto D, Kadooka C, Saenrungrot P, Okutsu K, Yoshizaki Y, Takamine K, Goto M, Tamaki H, Futagami T.
  
• Identification of Two Mannosyltransferases Contributing to Biosynthesis of the Fungal-type Galactomannan α-Core-Mannan Structure in Aspergillus fumigatus.;　2018/11
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Sci. Rep., 8, 1, 16918
  AUTHOR;　Onoue T, Tanaka Y, Hagiwara D, Ekino K, Watanabe A, Ohta K, Kamei K, Shibata N, Goto M, Oka T.
  
• Pseudomonas furukawaii sp. nov., a polychlorinated biphenyl-degrading bacterium isolated from biphenyl-contaminated soil in Japan.;　2018/03
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Int J Syst Evol Microbiol.
  AUTHOR;　Kimura N, Watanabe T, Suenaga H, Fujihara H, Futagami T, Goto M, Hanada S, Hirose J.
  
• Protein O-mannosyltransferases are required for sterigmatocystin production and developmental processes in Aspergillus nidulans.;　2018/02
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Curr. Genet.
  AUTHOR;　Le THT, Oki A, Goto M, Shimizu K.
  
• Insights into the genomic plasticity of Pseudomonas putida KF715, a strain with unique biphenyl-utilizing activity and genome instability properties.;　2017/06
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Environ Microbiol Rep.
  AUTHOR;　Suenaga H, Fujihara H, Kimura N, Hirose J, Watanabe T, Futagami T, Goto M, Shimodaira J, Furukawa K.
  
• GfsA is a β1,5-galactofuranosyltransferase involved in the biosynthesis of the galactofuran side chain of fungal-type galactomannan in Aspergillus fumigatus.;　2017/06
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Glycobiology, 27, 6, 568-581
  AUTHOR;　Katafuchi Y, Li Q, Tanaka Y, Shinozuka S, Kawamitsu Y, Izumi M, Ekino K, Mizuki K, Takegawa K, Shibata N, Goto M, Nomura Y, Ohta K, Oka T.
  
• Complete genome sequence of the polychlorinated biphenyl-degrading bacterium Pseudomonas putida KF715 (NBRC 110667) isolated from biphenyl-contaminated soil.;　2017/02
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Genome Announcements
  AUTHOR;　Suenaga H, Yamazoe A, Hosoyama A, Kimura N, Hirose J, Watanabe T, Fujihara H, Futagami T, Goto M, Furukawa K.
  
• Genome sequence of Aspergillus luchuensis NBRC 4314;　2016/09
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　DNA Research, 23, 6, 507-515
  AUTHOR;　Yamada O, Machida M, Hosoyama A, Goto M, Takahashi T, Futagami T, Yamagata Y, Takeuchi M, Kobayashi T, Koike H, Abe K, Asai K, Arita M, Fujita N, Fukuda K, Higa KI, Horikawa H, Ishikawa T, Jinno K, Kato Y, Kirimura K, Mizutani O, Nakasone K, Sano M, Shiraishi Y, Tsukahara M, Gomi K.
  
• Marker recycling system using the sC gene in the white koji mold, Aspergillus luchuensis mut. kawachii.;　2016/05
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　The Journal of General and Applied Microbiology, 62, 3, 160-163
  AUTHOR;　Kadooka, C, Onitsuka, S, Uzawa, M, Tashiro, S, Kajiwara, Y, Takashita, H, Okutsu, K, Yoshizaki, Y, Takamine, K, Goto, M, Tamaki, H, Futagami, T.
  
• Transcriptomic analysis of temperature responses of Aspergillus kawachii during barley koji production;　2015/02
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 81, 1353-1363
  AUTHOR;　T. Futagami, K. Mori, S. Wada, H. Ida, Y. Kajiwara, H. Takashita, K. Tashiro, O. Yamada, T. Omori, S. Kuhara, M. Goto
  
• Draft genome sequence of Pseudomonas abietaniphila KF717 (NBRC 110669), isolated from biphenyl-contaminated soil in Japan;　2015
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Genome Announcements, 3, e00059-15
  AUTHOR;　N. Kimura, A. Yamazoe A. Hosoyama, J. Hirose, T. Watanabe, H. Suenaga, H. Fujihara, T. Futagami, M. Goto, K. Furukawa
  
• Draft genome sequence of the polychlorinated biphenyl-degrading bacterium Pseudomonas putida KF703 (NBRC 110666) isolated from biphenyl-contaminated soil.;　2015
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Genome Announcements, 3, e00142-15
  AUTHOR;　H. Suenaga, A. Yamazoe A. Hosoyama, N. Kimura, J. Hirose, T. Watanabe, H. Fujihara, T. Futagami, M. Goto, K. Furukawa K.
  
• Draft genome sequence of the polychlorinated biphenyl-degrading bacterium Cupriavidus basilensis KF708 (NBRC 110671) isolated from biphenyl-contaminated soil;　2015
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Genome Announcements, 3, e00143-15
  AUTHOR;　H. Suenaga, A. Yamazoe A. Hosoyama, N. Kimura, J. Hirose, T. Watanabe, H. Fujihara, T. Futagami, M. Goto, K. Furukawa K
  
• Draft genome sequence of Cupriavidus pauculus strain KF709, a biphenyl-utilizing bacterium isolated from biphenyl-contaminated soil;　2015
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Genome Announcements, 3, e00222-15
  AUTHOR;　T. Watanabe, A. Yamazoe, A. Hosoyama, H. Fujihara, H. Suenaga, J. Hirose, T. Futagami, M. Goto, N. Kimura, K. Furukawa
  
• Draft genome sequence of Pseudomonas toyotomiensis KF710, a polychlorinated biphenyl-degrading bacterium isolated from biphenyl-contaminated soil;　2015
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Genome Announcements, 3, e00223-15
  AUTHOR;　T. Watanabe, A. Yamazoe, A. Hosoyama, H. Fujihara, H. Suenaga, J. Hirose, T. Futagami, M. Goto, N. Kimura, K. Furukawa
  
• Draft genome sequence of Pseudomonas abietaniphila KF701 (NBRC110664), a polychlorinated biphenyl-degrading bacterium isolated from biphenyl-contaminated soil;　2015
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Genome Announcements, 3, e00473-15
  AUTHOR;　H. Fujihara, A. Yamazoe, A. Hosoyama, H. Suenaga, N. Kimura, J. Hirose, T. Watanabe, T. Futagami, M. Goto, K. Furukawa
  
• Draft genome sequence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa KF702 (NBRC 110665), a polychlorinated biphenyl-degrading bacterium isolated from biphenyl-contaminated soil;　2015
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Genome Announcements, 3, e00517-15
  AUTHOR;　H. Fujihara, A. Yamazoe, A. Hosoyama, H. Suenaga, N. Kimura, J. Hirose, T. Watanabe, T. Futagami, M. Goto, K. Furukawa
  
• Draft genome sequence of the polychlorinated biphenyl-degrading bacterium Comamonas testosteroni KF712 (NBRC 110673);　2015
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Genome Announcements, 3, e01214-15
  AUTHOR;　Hirose, A. Yamazoe, A. Hosoyama, N. Kimura, H. Suenaga, T. Watanabe, H. Fujihara, T. Futagami, M. Goto, K. Furukawa,
  
• The putative stress sensor protein MtlA is required for conidia formation, cell wall stress tolerance, and cell wall integrity in Aspergillus nidulans;　2014
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, 78, 326-335
  AUTHOR;　T. Futagami, K. Seto, Y. Kajiwara, H. Takashita, T. Omori, K. Takegawa, M. Goto
  
• gfsA encodes a novel galactofuranosyltransferase involved in biosynthesis of galactofuranose antigen of O-glycan in Aspergillus nidulans and Aspergillus fumigatus;　2013
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Molecular Microbiology, 90, 1054-1073
  AUTHOR;　Y. Komachi, S. Hatakeyama, H. Motomatsu, T. Futagami, K. Kizjakina, P. Sobrado, K. Ekino, K. Takegawa, M. Goto, Y. Nomura, T. Oka
  
• Evaluation of the inhibitory effects of chloroform on ortho-chlorophenol- and chloroethene-dechlorinating Desulfitobacterium strains;　2013
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　AMB express, 3, 30
  AUTHOR;　T. Futagami, Y. Fukaki, H. Fujihara, K. Takegawa, M. Goto, K. Furukawa
  
• Construction of a ligD disruptant for efficient gene targeting in white koji mold, Aspergillus kawachii;　2013
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Journal of General and Applied Microbiology, 59, 257-260
  AUTHOR;　S. Tashiro, T. Futagami, S. Wada, Y. Kajiwara, H. Takashita, T. Omori, T. Takahshi, O. Yamada, K. Takegawa, M. Goto
  
• Decomposition of insoluble and hard-to-degrade animal proteins by enzyme E77 and its potential applications;　2012
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 166, 1758-1768
  AUTHOR;　H. Zhao, S. Mitsuiki, M. Takasugi, M. Sakai, M. Goto, H. Kanouchi, T. Oka
  
• Putative stress sensors WscA and WscB are involved in hypo-osmotic and acidic pH stress tolerance in Aspergillus nidulans;　2011
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Eukaryotic Cell, 10, 1504-1515
  AUTHOR;　T. Futagami, S. Nakao, Y. Kido, T. Oka, Y. Kajiwara, H. Takashita, T. Omori, K. Furukawa, M. Goto
  
• Genome sequence of the white koji mold, Aspergillus kawachii IFO 4308, used for brewing the Japanese distilled spirit, shochu;　2011
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Eukaryotic Cell, 10, 1586-1587
  AUTHOR;　T. Futagami, K. Mori, A. Yamashita, S. Wada, Y. Kajiwara, H. Takashita, T. Omori, K. Takegawa, K. Tashiro, S. Kuhara, M. Goto
  
• Enrichment and characterization of a trichloroethene-dechlorinating consortium containing multiple “Dehalococcoides” strains;　2011
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, 75, 1268-1274
  AUTHOR;　T. Futagami, F. Okamoto, H. Hashimoto, K. Fukuzawa, K. Higashi, K.H.M.N.H. Nazir, E. Wada, A. Suyama, K. Takegawa, M. Goto, K. Nakamura, K. Furukawa
  
• Hybrid pseudomonads engineered by two-step homologous recombination acquire novel degradation abilities toward aromatics and polychlorinated biphenyls;　2010
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 88, 915-923
  AUTHOR;　H. Suenaga, K. Nonaka H. Fujihara, M. Goto, K. Furukawa
  
• Identification of an alkaliphilic actinomycetes that produces a PrPSc-degrading enzyme;　2010
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Annals of Microbiology, 60, 349-353
  AUTHOR;　S. Mitsuiki, M. Takasugi1, Y. Moriyama, T. Futagami, M. Goto, H. Kanouchi, T. Oka
  
• Indigenous opportunistic bacteria inhabit mammalian gut-associated lymphoid tissues and share a mucosal antibody-mediated symbiosis;　2010
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 107, 7419-7424
  AUTHOR;　T. Obata, Y. Goto, J. Kunisawa, S. Sato, M. Sakamoto, H. Setoyama, T. Matsuki, K. Nonaka, N. Shibata, M. Gohda, Y. Kagiyama, T. Nochi, Y. Yuki, Y. Fukuyama, A. Mukai, S. Shinzaki, K. Fujihashi, C. Sasakawa, H. Iijima, M. Goto, Y. Umesaki, Y. Benno, H. Kiyono
  
• Keratinolytic properties of PrPSc-degrading enzyme E77;　2009
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Memoirs of the Faculty of Agriculture Kagoshima University, 59, 37-42
  AUTHOR;　S. Mitsuiki, M. Takasugi, M. Goto, H. Kanouchi, T. Oka
  
• Protein O-mannosyltransferase B and C support hyphal development and differentiation in Aspergillus nidulans;　2009
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Eukaryotic Cell, 8, 1465-1474
  AUTHOR;　M. Goto, Y. Harada, T. Oka, S. Matsumoto, K. Takegawa, K. Furukawa
  
• Functional characterization of the trigger factor protein PceT of tetrachloroethene-dechlorinating Desulfitobacterium hafniense Y51;　2009
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 83, 775-781
  AUTHOR;　Y. Morita, T. Futagami, M. Goto, K. Furukawa
  
• Identification of an alkaliphilic Actinomycetes producing PrpSc-degrading enzyme;　2007
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Memoirs of the Faculty of Agriculture Kagoshima University, 42, 11-16
  AUTHOR;　S. Mitsuiki, Y. Moriyama, M. Goto, M. Okabe, H. Kanouchi, K. Furukawa, T. Oka
  
• Effects of chloromethanes on growth of and deletion of the pce gene cluster in dehalorespiring Desulfitobacterium hafniense strain Y51;　2006
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 72, 5998-6003
  AUTHOR;　T. Futagami, T. Yamaguchi, S. Nakayama, M. Goto, K. Furukawa
  
• Cross-regulation of biphenyl- and salicylate-catabolic genes by two regulatory systems in Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes KF707;　2006
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Journal of Bacteriology, 188, 4690-4697
  AUTHOR;　H. Fujihara, H. Yoshida, T. Matsunaga, M. Goto, K. Furukawa
  
• Active-site engineering of biphenyl dioxygenase: effect of substituted amino acids on substrate specificity and regiospecificity;　2006
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 71, 168-176
  AUTHOR;　H. Suenaga, M. Goto, K. Furukawa
  
• Steady-state kinetic characterization of evolved biphenyl dioxygenase, which acquired novel degradation ability for benzene and toluene;　2006
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, 70, 1021–1025
  AUTHOR;　H. Suenaga, M. Sato, M. Goto, M. Takeshita, K. Furukawa
  
• Emergence of two types of nondechlorinating variants in the tetrachloroethene-halorespiring Desulfitobacterium sp. strain Y51;　2006
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 70, 720-728
  AUTHOR;　T. Futagami, Y. Tsuboi, A. Suyama, M. Goto, K. Furukawa
  
• Purification and characterization of maltotriose-producing amylases from an alkaliphilic Nocardiopsis sp. TOA-1;　2005
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Journal of Applied Glycoscience, 52, 95-99
  AUTHOR;　S. Mitsuiki, H. Utsunomiya, Y. Nakama, M. Sakai, K. Mukae, Y. Moriyama, M. Goto, K. Furukawa
  
• Protein O-mannosyltransferase A of Aspergillus awamori is involved in O-mannosylation of glucoamylase I;　2005
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Microbiology, 151, 3657-3667
  AUTHOR;　T. Oka, Y. Sameshima, T. Koga, H. Kim, M. Goto, K. Furukawa
  
• Comparative characterization of raw starch hydrolyzing -amylases from various Bacillus strains;　2005
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　, 37, 410-416
  AUTHOR;　S. Mitsuiki, K. Mukae, M. Sakai, M. Goto, S. Hayashida, K. Furukawa
  
• Distribution of camphor monooxygenase genes in soil bacteria;　2005
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Indonesian Journal of Biotechnology, 10, 848-853
  AUTHOR;　Ngadiman, H. Suenaga, M. Goto, K. Furukawa
  

Material, Commentary, Editorials, Research Report, A Comprehensive Journal Articles

• Editorial: Microorganisms and their metabolism affecting quality, safety and functionality of agricultural products.;　2023/05
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Front. Microbiol., 14, 1215112
  AUTHOR;　Kimura M, Nishida H, Kato M, Goto M and Nakagawa T
  
• Determination of D-galactofuranose content of galactomannoproteins in Aspergillus nidulans;　2014
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Bio-protocol, 4, e1223
  AUTHOR;　T. Oka, Y. Katafuchi, K. Fukuda, K. Ekino, M. Goto, Y. Nomura
  
• Purification of the GfsA-3x FLAG protein expressed in Aspergillus nidulans;　2014
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Bio-protocol, 4, e1222
  AUTHOR;　T. Oka, Y. Katafuchi, K. Fukuda, K. Ekino, M. Goto, Y. Nomura
  
• Putative cell wall integrity sensor proteins in Aspergillus nidulans;　2012
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Communicative & Integrative Biology, 5, 206-208
  AUTHOR;　T. Futagami, M. Goto
  

General Lectures

• 1P-037 Identification of the genes that are associated with hyperproduction of citric acid in Aspergillus kawachii;　2014/08
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　, 66
  AUTHOR;　Goto Masatoshi;Tashiro Satoshi;Futagami Taiki;Takegawa Kaoru;Kajiwara Yasuhiro;Takashita Hideharu
  

Review Articles

• Making Traditional Japanese Distilled Liquor, Shochu and Awamori, and the Contribution of White and Black Koji Fungi.;　2021/06
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　J Fungi (Basel)., 7, 7, 517
  AUTHOR;　Hayashi K, Kajiwara Y, Futagami T, Goto M, Takashita H.
  
• Biosynthesis of galactofuranose-containing glycans in filamentous fungi.;　2016/03
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Trends in Glycoscience and Glycotechnology, 28, 160, E39-E45
  AUTHOR;　Oka T, and Goto, M.
  
• Biochemical and genetic bases of dehalorespiration;　2008
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Chemical Record, 8, 1-12
  AUTHOR;　T. Futagami, M. Goto, K. Furukawa
  
• Protein O-glycosylation in fungi; diverse structures and multiple functions;　2007
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry, 71, 1415-1427
  AUTHOR;　M. Goto
  
• Biochemical and molecular characterization of a tetrachloroethene dechlorinating Desulfitobacterium sp. strain Y51: a review;　2005
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 32, 534-541
  AUTHOR;　K. Furukawa, A. Suyama, Y. Tsuboi, T. Futagami, M. Goto
  
• Biphenyl dioxygenases: functional versatilities and directed evolution;　2004
  ANNOUNCEMENT INFO.;　Journal of Bacteriology, 186, 5189-5196
  AUTHOR;　K. Furukawa, H. Suenaga, M. Goto